12 because I rescued the poor(A) who cried for help,
    and the fatherless(B) who had none to assist them.(C)

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25 Have I not wept for those in trouble?(A)
    Has not my soul grieved for the poor?(B)

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“Because the poor are plundered(A) and the needy groan,(B)
    I will now arise,(C)” says the Lord.
    “I will protect them(D) from those who malign them.”

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Psalm 41[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

Blessed(A) are those who have regard for the weak;(B)
    the Lord delivers them in times of trouble.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 41:1 In Hebrew texts 41:1-13 is numbered 41:2-14.

Defend the weak and the fatherless;(A)
    uphold the cause of the poor(B) and the oppressed.

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Rescue the weak and the needy;
    deliver them from the hand of the wicked.

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but with righteousness(A) he will judge the needy,(B)
    with justice(C) he will give decisions for the poor(D) of the earth.
He will strike(E) the earth with the rod of his mouth;(F)
    with the breath(G) of his lips he will slay the wicked.(H)

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